The Civic Federation supports the Chicago Park District’s FY2009 budget because it is a fiscally responsible plan and demonstrates a commendable emphasis on cost containment and avoids a property tax increase for the fifth consecutive year…
Given the reality of the City of Chicago’s rising expenditures, declining revenues, and growing personnel costs, the Civic Federation supports Mayor Daley’s painful but necessary reduction of the City’s payroll by 2,628 full-time-…
The Civic Federation supports the CTA’s FY2009 budget of $1.3 billion as a responsible short-term plan to provide critical mass transit services to the Chicagoland population. The CTA’s proposed fare increases of 25 to 50 cents per ride,…
The Civic Federation supports the Forest Preserve District's proposed $193.6 million budget because the District will freeze its property tax levy this year and maintains a prudent fund balance. However, the Federation warns that the…
Reaffirms Call for Separate Governing Board The Cook County Forest Preserve District earned the Civic Federation’s support for its $193.6 million FY2009 spending plan by showing property tax restraint. The District’s prudent policy of…
The Civic Federation offers qualified support for the DuPage County $505 million FY2009 budget proposal. Although DuPage County has proposed a reasonable spending plan that freezes property tax, our support is qualified because the budget…
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation offered its qualified support for DuPage County Chairman Robert Schillerstrom’s FY2009 budget in a report released today. The Federation’s full analysis of the budget can be found at www.civicfed.org. “…
This primer on the proposed FY2009 State of Illinois budget provides a brief overview of the highlights of the spending plan.
The Civic Federation supports the the Chicago Public Schools recommended 6.2 billion dollar FY2009 budget because it shows restraint by freezing property tax rather than reflexively raising them to the maximum amount allowed under the…
The Civic Federation does not support the City Colleges' proposed FY2009 budget because it is unsustainable and relies almost exclusively on revenue enhancements, such as a maximum property tax increase, rather than focusing on ways to…
